# sealing

Pronunciation: US say "SEE-ling" /ˈsiːlɪŋ/; UK

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of seal. — present participle and gerund of seal
   - Simple: The -ing form of seal. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.
   - _The crew is sealing the hull to stop the leak._
   - _Sealing the documents required a witness and an official stamp._

## Noun

2. The act or process of sealing something, in any sense of that verb: closing, fastening, or stamping it.
   - Simple: The act of closing something securely, or marking it with a stamp.
   - _The sealing of the legal papers was witnessed by two officials._
   - _Proper sealing of the concrete surface protects it from moisture._
4. The hunting of seals, the marine mammals.
   - Simple: The hunting of seals, the sea animals.
   - _Generations of his family had made their living from sealing in the Arctic._
   - _Bad weather cut the sealing season short that year._

## Adjective

3. Designed for closing something securely; serving to keep contents in or air and moisture out.
   - Simple: Made to close something tightly so air or water cannot pass.
   - _A worn sealing gasket allowed coolant to escape from the engine._
   - _The technician applied a sealing compound around the pipe fitting._

## Origin

**Meanings 1–3** — Formed from seal ("device") with the suffix -ing.
**Meaning 4** — Formed from seal ("mammal") with the suffix -ing.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/sealing (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).